Abstract: Provided are an apparatus and a method for generating an alternative routine, the method comprising monitoring a first routine comprising at least one activity representing at least one interaction of a user with one or more IoT devices, determining semantic information associated with the at least one activity, and generating at least one second routine comprising one or more activities corresponding to the at least one activity based on the semantic information associated with the at least one activity.

Abstract: A method of controlling an Internet of Things (IoT) device to perform an action, is performed by an electronic device and includes obtaining at least one input from a user, based on a predefined action corresponding to the obtained at least one input being not identifiable, transmitting the obtained at least one input to a server, receiving, from the server, information regarding at least one activity that is mapped to at least one IoT device that is identified based on the transmitted at least one input, and information regarding at least one object and/or at least one context, and identifying an action to be performed on an IoT device among the at least one IoT device, based on a correlation between the obtained at least one input and the at least one activity mapped to the at least one IoT device.

Abstract: A method of controlling an Internet of Things (IoT) device to perform an action, is performed by an electronic device and includes obtaining at least one input from a user, based on a predefined action corresponding to the obtained at least one input being not identifiable, transmitting the obtained at least one input to a server, receiving, from the server, information regarding at least one activity that is mapped to at least one IoT device that is identified based on the transmitted at least one input, and information regarding at least one object and/or at least one context, and identifying an action to be performed on an IoT device among the at least one IoT device, based on a correlation between the obtained at least one input and the at least one activity mapped to the at least one IoT device.

Abstract: Provided are an apparatus and a method for generating an alternative routine, the method comprising monitoring a first routine comprising at least one activity representing at least one interaction of a user with one or more IoT devices, determining semantic information associated with the at least one activity, and generating at least one second routine comprising one or more activities corresponding to the at least one activity based on the semantic information associated with the at least one activity.

Abstract: A method for handling a query using a first Internet of Things (IoT) device is provided. The method includes retrieving, by a first IoT device, information related to events corresponding to second IoT devices, upon receiving a query from a user. The method includes modifying the query based on the information related to the events, and executing the modified query to provide a response to the user, upon not receiving a response for the query from the server. The method includes modifying a response received for the query based on the information related to the events, and delivering the modified response to the user, upon receiving the response for the query from the server. The method includes responding to follow-up queries received from the server for providing a response to the user, upon receiving the follow-up queries for the query from the server.

Abstract: A method of controlling an Internet of Things (IoT) device to perform an action, is performed by an electronic device and includes obtaining at least one input from a user, based on a predefined action corresponding to the obtained at least one input being not identifiable, transmitting the obtained at least one input to a server, receiving, from the server, information regarding at least one activity that is mapped to at least one IoT device that is identified based on the transmitted at least one input, and information regarding at least one object and/or at least one context, and identifying an action to be performed on an IoT device among the at least one IoT device, based on a correlation between the obtained at least one input and the at least one activity mapped to the at least one IoT device.

Abstract: A health monitoring apparatus including: an optical assembly is configured to: emit a light on a target surface; receive the light reflected from the target surface; collimate the reflected light; and filter the collimated light in a preset wavelength range; and an electronic interface operatively coupled to the optical assembly configured to: trigger the optical assembly; obtain an electrical signal from the optical assembly corresponding to the filtered light; generate data by converting the obtained electrical signals; and transmit the data to an electronic device.